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Underground Catania Tour: Discover Historical Monuments, Religious Buildings & Legends
4.9
306 Ratings
Catania
From the period of antiquity to the 18th century, traversing sacred structures, graveyards, majestic Roman landmarks, subterranean waterways, folk tales, and archival records… A captivating route that explores every epoch of Etna’s city. The vestiges of a bygone Catania persist beneath us, concealed from our sight.
From the period of antiquity to the 18th century, traversing sacred structures, graveyards, majestic Roman landmarks, subterranean waterways, folk tales, and archival records… A captivating route that explores every epoch of Etna’s city. The vestiges of a bygone Catania persist beneath us, concealed from our sight.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Anfiteatro Romano - Discover the Black Colosseum hidden beneath the modern city!
- Chiesa di San Gaetano alle Grotte - A stunning location in Catania, featuring an ancient lava flow cave. This site was used by the Greeks as a cistern and later by the Romans as a catacomb tomb. Tradition holds that it was the initial resting place of Saint…
- Anfiteatro Romano - Discover the Black Colosseum hidden beneath the modern city!
- Chiesa di San Gaetano alle Grotte - A stunning location in Catania, featuring an ancient lava flow cave. This site was used by the Greeks as a cistern and later by the Romans as a catacomb tomb. Tradition holds that it was the initial resting place of Saint Agatha, with a small church constructed here as early as 262. The crypt today still showcases remnants of ancient frescoes and decorations carved directly into the rock.
- A Putia Dell’Ostello - The Amenano, a mysterious underground river, flows beneath Catania’s historic center. Originally, it surfaced to feed the Lake of Nicito. Over time, eruptions, earthquakes, and wars have altered both the city’s layout and its natural landscape. Visitors can explore a fascinating sliding cave where a branch of the river continues to flow.
What's Included
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- Carbonated beverages
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- Entrance fees included
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- Carbonated beverages
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- Entrance fees included
Location
Roman Amphitheater of Catania
Piazza Stesicoro
In front of the entrance of the Roman Amphitheatre. Guide will have a folder in hand
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(306 Ratings)
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Patbb104on
Mar 14, 2026
Walking into the Roman past of Sicily - Our tour guide was fabulous. Her wealth of knowledge and keeping us engaged was wonderful. We felt like we took a trip back in time. It was great. We enjoyed learning about the history of Sicily and the different time lines.
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Quelam_h
Feb 24, 2026
This was a great tour.... - This was a great tour. Oreste has a lot of knowledge about archeology. This tour company has access to keys to closed building that you wouldn’t be able to access by yourself, so it is really different from all tours that can be proposed by other agencies! I highly recommend it!
Especially in hot season, this tour can also be “refreshing”!
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Ajlst
Feb 15, 2026
Wonderful, Personalized Tour! - This was a wonderful, informative tour and a great start to our visit to Catania! Our guide was very knowledgeable and clearly has love for his home city. We enjoyed the history, the commentary as we made our way between sites, and even the notebook with illustrations and drawings that helped us understand how the geography of the city has changed over time.
Although the tour was a bit pricey, it was absolutely worth the personal attention. Our guide offered us a few options of things to see, personalizing the tour so we got to focus on things most interesting to us. Strongly recommend.
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Darius_a
Feb 8, 2026
Great experience! The... - Great experience! The guide showed for us and explained a lot of things. Our guide, Oreste, he is a true specialist and have a lot of knowledge !
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Cate_s
Jan 13, 2026
An informative and memorable Catania tour. - We had a wonderful tour with Maria, who was incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about Catania. She showed us some unique and lesser-known sights while sharing fascinating insights along the way. It was a great introduction to the city, and I would absolutely recommend this tour to anyone visiting.
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Elettra_montalto
Jan 7, 2026
Underground there is so much of the above - The visit was very interesting and our guide, Oreste, was able to involve us and make us passionate about the history of the city. Great experience.
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Go46735874906
Dec 11, 2025
Going underground - Great tour we highly recommend!! Our tour guide was very knowledgeable about the bathes, caves, the city of Catania and the amphitheater.
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Arthur_c
Nov 17, 2025
A great view and info - The archaeoiogist was very knowledgable about the areas he took us to and the actual city. He also was very personable'
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Tour219462
Nov 12, 2025
Excellent, must see - Oresta was very knowledgeable. We have learnt a lot of the history and the archaeology of Catania. Definitely well hidden gem
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Sondra_o
Dec 31, 2025
Interesting tour! - Tour guide was very knowledgeable and willing to adjust the tour time for our needs, which we greatly appreciated! It was interesting visiting the various underground sites below Catania. The guide walked a bit too slow for us, but overall it was a good tour! Thanks!
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